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Tekonsha, Michigan

Tekonsha, Michigan
Village
Location of Tekonsha, Michigan
Location of Tekonsha, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°5′44″N 84°59′17″W / 42.09556°N 84.98806°W / 42.09556; -84.98806
Country United States
State Michigan
County Calhoun
Area
 • Total 0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2)
 • Land 0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation 938 ft (286 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 717
 • Estimate (2012) 713
 • Density 1,009.9/sq mi (389.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49092
Area code(s) 517
FIPS code 26-79160
GNIS feature ID 1614666

Tekonsha is a village in Tekonsha Township, Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 717 at the 2010 census.

Tekonsha is the birthplace of Talbert Abrams, famous as the "Father of Aerial Photography."

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.89 km2), of which 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 717 people, 282 households, and 194 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,009.9 inhabitants per square mile (389.9/km2). There were 312 housing units at an average density of 439.4 per square mile (169.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 282 households of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97.


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